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Tuesday, March 29, 2011

En Route To Tenerife, Canary Islands

If we stay on schedule, we'll dock tomorrow at the Port of Santa Cruz Cruise Pier, Tenerife, Canary Islands.

The Canary Islands aren't named after the little birds, but after the now-extinct dogs (Latin canem) that used to live there.

The ride has been a little bumpy over the past couple of days, with strong headwinds, but still quite tolerable. Earlier this afternoon on deck it was cool enough that some people were wearing sweaters. We involve ourselves in the daily games, which can include shuffleboard, table tennis, golf putting, and similar events. Although we'll earn enough "Big O" points to get ourselves a couple more hats, the main object is to have fun and meet nice people.

It continues to be a glorious cruise and we're really enjoying ourselves.

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On Wandering And Traveling

For my part, I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel's sake. The great affair is to move.Robert Louis Stevenson

Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's lifetime. Mark Twain